US singer Meat Loaf reveals his plan if he dies on stage — and talks about THAT AFL Grand Final

Singer Meat Loaf Collapses on Stage

Singer Meat Loaf Collapses on Stage

US singer Meat Loaf has a new album coming out but isn’t coming back to Australia for it or the AFL Grand Final.Source:Supplied

GRAMMY Award winning singer and actor Meat Loaf says an incident earlier this year where the 68-year-old passed out onstage was taken out of context — but admits he does have a plan if he eventually dies onstage.

Speaking to News Corp ahead of the release of his new album Braver Than We Are said that there were more important things than him passing out on stage in Edmonton, Canada in June. The incident also sparked an online death hoax storm, with a US newspaper prematurely pronouncing him dead.

“That spread around like wild fire I did an interview with Japan the other day and the first thing the girl asked me was about that — then one with Norway and they asked about that,” he said.

“I’ve been saying ever since then — don’t people have anything else to write about other than me falling down on stage — there’s other news out there folks. I’m not that important.”

The singer revealed it was a simple flu and dehydration that sent him down like a bat out of hell.

“I’d had the flu for about five days and I had been onstage for about 90 minutes and I hit the highest note in I would Do Anything For Love and when I did — I got really dizzy.

“I said ‘Oh my god I feel like I’m going to faint’. So I went to sit down and I’m going to finish this song sitting down and as I went to do so I went out. I went to hospital and they said it was dehydration.”

Many thought the worst with tweets worried that the world had lost another great singer.

Thankfully we didn’t — but if Meat Loaf did die onstage — he has a plan.

“I have told the band that if I die on stage that they’re to play two songs,” he said.

“When the Saints Go Marching In and then lead the audience to do an a cappella version of the song of Take Me Out To the Ball Game — and if it’s too hard to leave me on the stage and go on — drag me off but play those two songs,” he laughed.

Singer Meat Loaf has moved on from his AFL Grand Final pre-match entertainment disaster.Source:News Limited